Nikola crawled onto the bed carefully and lowered her back down. “You have been asleep for two days Lissa, your body has gone through a major healing cycle. You are going to be sore today and stiff, but you need to rest for a few more hours.” He glanced at Adonis and he nodded.
Rubbing his hand over his face, Nikola sighed. “You weren’t the only one who had one of those things inside them. Suzanne and Della each had one. We’re meeting with the other men to see if we can learn anything from these parasites since they seem to retain some of what they see. Except for bringing over as many people as we can, all of us have put everything on hold while we take care of you three.”
She shook her head, tears streamed down her face at the thought of Della or Suzanne having to go through as much pain as she did. “Destroy them Nikola. Don’t allow them here on this planet. I wouldn’t want our worse enemy to go through that much pain, please.”
Brushing her hair back, Nikola smiled at her. “Even after all that you have been through, you worry about others. The parasites will be destroyed, when we are finished with them. The southern bands are coming over today. So far only about four hundred have gone to Earth. They will not be able to come here, since they chose to go to Earth. We can’t risk them coming back to do harm.” He kissed her lips and stood. “We’ve been lucky Lissa, only five have been destroyed coming over.”
Lissa could see the dark circles under his eyes, and the strain he was under. “I’m so sorry Nikola. We’re they working with your brother? Have you slept at all?” She held onto his hand, but he slid his hand out and stood.
“I will find out today what connections they had. Now, you listen to Pierre. We’ll be home by this afternoon and I’ll rest better tonight knowing you are out of the woods.” Nikola disappeared followed by Castor and Adonis.
Pierre slowly scooted next to her. “Come here Lissa, you need to feed again. I can feel your hunger.” His voice always sent a chill up her spine when he gave her an order. His big, dark, brown eyes focused solely on her.
“You are a beautiful man, Pierre, but I have a question. Since we’re going to be spending the day together, and I’ve never really understood. How is it I can feed from you, Nikola, or Adonis and my bite not affect any of you? After so many bites, I know a human will turn. Why haven’t any of you?”
“Eat, then I’ll explain. I asked Nikola the same thing.” He brushed her hair back, while she got comfortable. “Nikola told us that his bond with us has stopped the virus that changes you to a vampire. You’ll always need blood to survive, but you and Castor are now fae.”
Closing the holes, she kissed his chest and laid her head down, listening to his heartbeat. “So what do you have planned for us?”
“I thought maybe you would like to have some tea in the garden?” Pierre smiled and buried his face in her hair. “I love the way you smell, always as if you just came in from outside.”
“Your nose must be messed up, because I need a bath. I know I must smell after all the sweat and being stuck in this bed for two days. Can I take a nice hot bath before we go?” she flipped back the covers again, but Pierre held her still.
“Lissa, you are clean. Do you really believe that Nikola, or any of us would have left you dirty after all of you went through?”
She sighed and glanced down at the bed. “It’s not the same Pierre. I like my hot baths.”
“There is something more, isn’t there? This thing with baths.” He scooped her up in his arms, and carried her towards the bathroom. “We’ll take a bath together and you can tell me all about it.”
Lissa glanced up at him. “You can read my mind, Pierre, to find the answer.” He set her down on the counter.
“I want you to tell me, Lissa. I don’t want to go inside your head when it’s uncomfortable for you. You should want to share things with us. Now stay still, while I start the bath.”
“Are you okay, Suzanne?” Lissa watched the way Pierre’s body moved around the bath room. Muscles rippled and he looked like a giant here in this small room. He took his time checking the water to make sure it wasn’t too hot, or too cold. He poured her favorite bubbles into the tub, not caring that it would make him smell of lavender.
“I’m sore, pissed, and want to get up, but, as with you, I have been ordered to take it easy. Archer is my babysitter today while the other men meet. The kids are with Jaycee and Della is doing well. She too has been ordered to relax today.”
“I’m glad the both of you are all right. Suzanne, do you or anyone else hear the planet whispering to us? I feel as if we’re not home. That these homes that are built here is not where we are supposed to be.” Lissa smiled at Pierre turned to look at her.
“You okay?” He stripped off his tee-shirt.
“I’m fine, just talking to Suzanne, making sure they’re all right.” Lissa ran her hands up his chest, when he stepped in front of her and pulled the shirt she had been wearing off.
“Yes, I feel it too, as does Jaycee. We’ll talk tonight. I have a few things to show you also.” Suzanne cut the link, not wanting the other woman to see her man.
“So how are Suzanne and the other woman doing?” Pierre scooped her naked body up and stepped into the warm water.
“They are sore, angry and stiff like me, but we know we must rest a little more, for the sake of our children.” Lissa sighed as the warm water covered her body, all her muscles seemed to sigh with her as the warm water worked its magic on her.
Pierre lowered his head and nibbled her breasts as she soaked her hair in the water. “Are you going to tell me why hot baths are so important to you?”
Lissa scooted off his lap, and rested against the edge of the tub. She stared at Pierre as he took her foot and started to massage it. “I guess it is the same with any woman, Pierre. A hot tub and a scrub brush always helps in some ways to settle the mind, even though is does not matter, they are still there.”
His hands stopped and his gaze heated. “You feel as if you have been violated again?”
Reaching up, she brushed a piece of his wet hair back. “Some mornings, even though I’ve been surrounded by the four of you, I wake up and smell their stench on me. This morning I knew I was safe, but at first, before I even opened my eyes I could hear the slamming of bodies, the whimpers of women being abused, and it was as if I was there again, on a dirty mattress, naked and bruised.” Lissa ducked her head under the water to hide the tears and tried to calm herself, but Pierre pulled her to him and hugged her.
She glanced up to see the tears sliding down his cheeks. “Pierre, please don’t cry. I’m okay, we all knew it would take time, and that there would be days that were worse than others. I’ll get through this, because I have all of you there to help me.” Lissa kissed his chin, his gaze searched hers looking for something.
“Anytime you want a bath, you tell me, and I will personally make sure to run your water, but Lissa, you won’t suffer this alone. I want to be there, and share it with you, so I can comfort you.” His large hands held her face and he dipped down placing kisses all over her face.
Closing her eyes, Lissa sucked in her breath and shook her head. “No Pierre, I don’t want you to see what they did to me.” Lissa opened her eyes. his nose was inches from hers. “I would always be afraid you would be looking at me…No I can’t do that.” She tried to push away from him, but he held her tight against his chest, rubbing her arms soothing her.
“Hush Lissa, I’ve got you. Don’t you know anything I see is not going to change the way I feel about you? I love you Lissa, you!” Pierre gently lifted her chin up and stared into her face. “You are the light to our darkness. No matter what was done to you, you are still the same person in here.” He placed his large warm hand on her chest right above her heart.
“When you feel you are ready, I will be here. You need to open up to someone outside the hurt and I want to be that person, Lissa. Let me do this for you. I want to take away some of the pain and anger, replacing it with my love, if you
will let me.”
* * * *
Pierre stared down at Lissa, his heart breaking at the sight she had pictured. Never in his life, even with Jaycee, had he feelt so much pain as he did at that moment. Yesterday, when she wouldn’t wake up, it was a different kind of pain.
Her pain and suffering had surrounded her and encompassed him, to the point he knew she had to release some of it to him. Now he understood the baths. Their Lissa needed to do something physical to take away the mental anguish she felt.
“Turn around Lissa, let me wash your hair.” Pierre smiled all the while he screamed inside. Nikola and the others listened, all the while they prepared to follow the clue they got from the parasites. Be careful Nikola, Castor and Adonis, both of us could not take losing any of you.
“We will be late for the dinner, and there will be no lunch, I’m afraid.” Nikola spoke with little emotion.
“We will be fine and I’m sure the women will have everything under control by the time you come back.” Pierre teased Nikola. “You know how Lissa loves to control everything. I’m afraid the training will have to be put on hold.”
“What training? I’m not any dog! And for your information, Mr. Pierre, we women are perfectly capable of doing whatever we set our minds to. BUT I expect that you Nikola, Adonis and Castor better show up without one scratch on your gorgeous bodies. Because Pierre, and I will inspect every inch of you!” Lissa ducked her head under the water and rinsed her hair out, coming up with a smile on her face.
“Did I just hear you right? I swear I heard you giving me orders! I know that can’t be right, because if it wa,s I’d just have to show you how wrong it is to try and order a king around.” Nikola’s words stopped Lissa in her forward movement toward Pierre.
Her nipples hardened and her breathing was faster. Pierre smiled and pulled her stunned body to him. “He does have that power with his words, my dear. I would be watching…” He didn’t say anymore as he grabbed the edge of the tube and grit his teeth.
Some invisible hand had a hold of his cock and was now stroking it back and forth. “I leave you a very ready mate, but you both better be ready for me tonight.” Nikola ordered and broke the connection at once.
Pierre ran his hand over his face and stared down at Lissa. “I need you Lissa. Are you up to it?” Before he could even finish his sentence, she lowered her wet pussy onto his cock. “Amazing, absolutely amazing.”
“I love you Lissa.” Pierre grabbed onto her hips and stood, backing her up against the bathroom wall. Water dropped off of their bodies as he watched the tiny drops run down her breast while he pumped in and out of her. “Grab onto my shoulders and do nothing sweetheart. Let me do it all for you.”
The soft little moans drove him nuts as he stared down at her body. Her large breasts rubbing against his chest, her head back exposing her neck for him to lick and kiss. Lissa’s skin was that of silk as he kissed a path up to her ear and nibbled on it. He swiveled his hips, each round he made sure to bring his cock out to hit against her clit. A little harder than the last time he moved his hips around. Pierre surged into her as he brought his hand down and traced her clit with his fingers until it was nice and swollen.
Gritting his teeth from the pressure her pussy walls were giving his cock, Pierre gently grabbed her nub. “Come Lissa, now!” he pulled and rubbed her clit. Two more strokes and he released his seed into her.
Lissa screamed, her nails dug into his shoulders and her pussy sucked his cock dry. He slowly lowered them down into the fresh warm water using his magic. “I don’t know about you, but I’m starving. Why don’t we have some lunch outside?” Pierre nibbled her nose and she slowly opened her eyes, smiling.
“Thank you, Pierre.” She kissed his lips softly and slid off his body into the tub. “I know what you did and it means the world to me.” Lissa slowly stood, the bubbles ran down her luscious body and he could feel his cock once again growing hard.
He gazed up into her eyes. “You are quiet welcome, but if you keep standing in front of me like a sex goddess, I swear I don’t promise to be gentle the next time.” He growled and gave her inner thigh a love bite as he stood.
“Ouch!” She smacked his chest, laughing. “I would take you up on it, but we have company coming for lunch, so get moving.”
Pierre knew he pouted, but inside he was laughing. “And here I thought we would have some nice quiet special time.”
“We will tonight, my sweet man, I promise, but now I need to talk to Jaycee and Marsha. Come wild man, I’ll let you dress me as long as we don’t keep them waiting.” She laughed and shook her head when he produced a thong and panty set. “You are crazy. That is going to drive you crazy knowing I have it on.”
“Yes it will, but it will also drive Nikola nuts knowing you have it on tonight. Paybacks my dear, paybacks.” Pierre wagged his eyebrows and her smile grew.
“By all means, let’s tease!”
Chapter Sixteen
Jaycee sat down next to Lissa and Suzanne, while Marsha once again fussed over the triplets in their stroller. Jaycee smiled, shaking her head. “You are going to spoil them and they are not even four days old.”
Marsha turned and winked at her. “I’m allowed, since they are my first grandbabies.” Marsha turned to Shelly, and she moaned. “They are coming. It seems your other grandbabies will be growing up with their aunts and uncles too, weird.” Shelly teased.
“You aren’t kidding. I think my old man is still in shock.” Marsha jumped and glanced behind her. “That was not nice.” She glared at Ben and rubbed her butt where he had pinched it.
“I’ve always wanted more children. You were the one that said you were too old. But we proved that wrong, didn’t us.” He reached around Marsha as she sat down and rubbed her belly.
Pushing his hands away, Marsha rolled her eyes. “I swear he has been walking around like a stud muffin or something.” She glanced over her shoulder as Ben moved over to talk to Pierre, Mark and Archer. “I’ve never been so tired. I swear it’s like that man has eaten a whole pail of oysters or something.”
Lissa grinned and leaned over to Marsha, patting her hand. “Well, I hate to break it to you, but Ben is reacting to the change. Since you are fae, your powers are becoming stronger. Ben has taken on some of our people’s qualities, and one of which is more sexually aggressive.”
Jaycee laughed as Marsha placed her hand on her chest, her eyes got bigger, and she turned slowly to glance at her mate. He smiled and bowed to her. “Oh my god, I’m going to die with a smile on my face!”
All four of them broke out laughing. Jaycee grabbed her side, she laughed so hard. “I can’t believe it. Okay, we have business we need to talk about.” Jaycee sucked in her breath and glanced at Lissa and Suzanne.
“It seems to me that the three of us are the center of this. One of us is missing, but she hasn’t come yet. Anyway, if our mates are going to be the ruling males, I also get this feeling that there is more that this planet wants from us. What are you two feeling?”
Suzanne took a sip of her orange juice, and sighed. “We’re all going to have to move. Did you notice that the last time we were all together, our connection to our mates was normal?”
Jaycee nodded her head, as did Lissa. “You’re right, but I also noticed that when Lissa opened a link to Remi and Dominic, if I’m not mistaken, the link is still there. They hear and feel what Lissa does now as they would with me or you, Suzanne.”
Lissa sucked in her breath. “I didn’t mean for that to happen Jaycee, Suzanne. Shit!”
Pierre was at her side in a flash. He frowned at Jaycee as he rubbed her shoulders and
leaned down, kissing her cheek. “What, are you hurt?” He started to check her body, but Lissa stopped him.
“I’m fine Pierre, just shocked. Did you know that Remi and Dominic have a bond with me?” Pierre stood and shook his head.
“Is that all? Yes, we all are aware of this, Lissa. It is a small thing. We’ll figure it out ton
ight. Now stop worrying about it.” He ruffled her hair and moved back to the men.
“Lissa, if this is what it takes, for all of us to be bonded, is it really such a bad thing? I already feel bonded to all of you through our link. Why should it be any different with the men? Just as we close our bond when we are with our men, they can close the bond when we are with them. In some ways, it will help us with this new world, give us added protection, as if we really need it.” Jaycee rolled her eyes and everyone laughed.
“What else are we missing?” Jaycee took a bite of her sandwich and smiled up at Mark, who moved to sit beside her. The rest of the men slid into places next to their mates.
Suzanne wrapped her hand into Archer’s. “Did anyone of you see the other planet that formed recently?”
Lissa glanced at Jaycee and both of them shook their head, looking back at Suzanne. “Do you think this other planet is important to us?”
“I don’t know, but I feel a pull to it.” Suzanne turned to Lissa. “I think we need to check this planet out. So we know what is next to us.”
Pierre leaned forward. “Adonis and I will go tonight, but Suzanne is not going anywhere. Just as I know Dominic and your other mates will not allow you to leave the security of this place.”
“Pierre settle down, I’m fine.” Lissa shook her head and glanced at her. “When should this holiday be, date wise?”
Jaycee smiled and nodded, knowing she was trying to change the subject. “I think we should start our holiday as soon as the rift closes on both worlds. In three days. Nikola, Tor and a few others have already constructed the palace on the island. I think we should set things into motion tonight.”
Suzanne popped the rest of her sandwich in her mouth. “I think that would be great, but I have a feeling we’re also going to be doing other things there too. So, when were you going to tell us that both Dane and Remi got the gift, just as Dominic and Nikola were given it?” Suzanne teased her.
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